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To msyates who ignorantly comments that "other's [sic] don't suffer when we eat butter", do your research on the dairy industry before posting self-righteous drivel. ]]>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 05:39:11 -0400421-2028http://www.veganbaking.net/articles/guides/the-problem-with-palm-oil
I would like to ask, because coconut oil people do not destroy the forests? ]]>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:33:31 -0500421-2007http://www.veganbaking.net/articles/guides/the-problem-with-palm-oil
Well I'm very sorry but Palm oil appears in many products consumed daily, as we all know, and as heralded as it might be in the eyes of some, I do know that it can be the cause of outstanding heart burn and indigestion amongst so many people that I know. Surely this is a sign that this 'stuff' is not all that good for us, besides the worldwide wildlife's survival (orangutans amongst countless other vegetation and living species on this planet. However, I don't, and other's don't suffer when we eat butter. Silly people. Vegan? Sheesh. Get real. With all of your silly whims and 'acts' of I don't know what you're all contributors to chipping away at and changing the planet anyway. Be self sufficient if you care that much. Swallow that.
P.s. None of us would be here if our very early ancestors hadn't worn fur, eaten meat and used animal products to survive... Or could you all see yourselves time travelling and protesting about that too? Get off your man made couch (which incidentally pumped thousands of chemicals into the atmosphere to produce for your self righteous behind to sit on) and get hoeing the garden, harnessing the natural power of the land and live clean lives. Then you can cast your judgment. No, hang on a minute, you'll be too busy living. Case closed. ]]>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 02:15:56 -0500421-1954http://www.veganbaking.net/articles/guides/the-problem-with-palm-oil
Thanks for posting this. If it weren't for you, some vegans would have the wrong idea that Palm Oil is vegan. To my fellow mislead vegans out there, just because it's not made with animal ingredients, doesn't mean it's vegan. You also have to think of the environment the products come from, and how it affects animal wild life. Palm oil ISN'T vegan despite what people may tell you because of the reason listed in the article. ]]>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:32:07 -0500421-1811http://www.veganbaking.net/articles/guides/the-problem-with-palm-oil
Interesting article, Mattie. When I talked to vegan baker Ms Cupcake for an episode of my internet radio show "The Vegan Option" about palm oil (30 mins, available to download and play at http://theVeganOption.org, iTunes, Stitcher) she said that she avoided palm oil when baking at home ... but it was not economical to avoid margarine that contained it.
It is a complex issue. Should you be interested in listening, we talked to experts and campaigners, including a vegan Indonesian punk rocking Orangutan-rescuing anti-palm oil activist, and the boss of the RSPO about whether their label could really be trusted. ]]>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:01:25 -0400421-988http://www.veganbaking.net/articles/guides/the-problem-with-palm-oil
Great article, thanks for writing it! I'm not buying Earth Balance's response... and also literally not buying anything with palm oil. It's so frustrating to go vegan and find all this tasty food, only to realize that it's kind of evil.
Your recipes for vegan butter and shortening without palm oil look awesome, and I will definitely be trying them! ]]>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 12:51:59 -0400421-736http://www.veganbaking.net/articles/guides/the-problem-with-palm-oil
Hi. Thank you for bringing this topic to the forefront of vegan baking. I refuse to buy anything with palm oil or palm fruit, and I have read enough of the literature to know that the RSPO is made up of members of corporations. There will never be such a thing as sustainable palm oil, and it is only a matter of time before other vegans begin to realize this. Of course, palm oil and other palm products go under many other names:
PKO – Palm Kernel Oil
PKO fractionations: Palm Kernel Stearin (PKs); Palm Kernel Olein (PKOo)
PHPKO – Partially hydrogenated Palm Oil
FP(K)O – Fractionated Palm Oil
OPKO – Organic Palm Kernel Oil
Palmitate – Vitamin A or Asorbyl Palmitate (NOTE: Vitamin A Palmitate is a very common ingredient in breakfast cereals and we have confirmed 100% of the samples we’ve investigated to be derived from palm oil)
Palmate
Sodium Laureth Sulphate (Can also be from coconut)
Sodium Lauryl Sulphates (can also be from ricinus oil)
Sodium dodecyl Sulphate (SDS or NaDS)
Elaeis Guineensis
Glyceryl Stearate
Stearic Acid
Chemicals which contain palm oil
Steareth -2
Steareth -20
Sodium Lauryl Sulphate
Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate (coconut and/or palm)
Hydrated palm glycerides
Sodium isostearoyl lactylaye (derived from vegetable stearic acid)
Cetyl palmitate and octyl palmitate (names with palmitate at the end are usually derived from palm oil, but as in the case of Vitamin A Palmitate, very rarely a company will use a different vegetable oil)
so it is difficult. But we can all do our best!
Really like your site! ]]>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:35:24 -0500421-526http://www.veganbaking.net/articles/guides/the-problem-with-palm-oil
The sustainability of coconut oil is different than that of palm oil because you do not need to continuously need to cut down and grow more coconut palms in order to produce more coconuts from what I understand. A coconut palm will continuously produce coconuts which is where the oil comes from. ]]>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:20:24 -0400421-485http://www.veganbaking.net/articles/guides/the-problem-with-palm-oil
Frankly? they are full of SHIT! and is it not funny how they thraten u with legal steps should u publish their msg. verbatim????
By the way did u know that the greenwashing Roundtables President is the same Person as the President of UNILEVER, which one of the worst AGGRO FOOD BIZZNESSES (cooparating with MONSANTO!) if i were u i would not trust anything they say, its mostly LIES LIES LIES, here is a much better link:
http://veganjoy.blogspot.com/2010/09/whats-on-your-cupcake-veganism-and.html ]]>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:06:46 -0400421-484http://www.veganbaking.net/articles/guides/the-problem-with-palm-oil
Frankly? they are full of SHIT! and is it not funny how they thraten u with legal steps should u publish their msg. verbatim????
By the way did u know that the greenwashing Roundtables President is the same Person as the President of UNILEVER, which one of the worst AGGRO FOOD BIZZNESSES (cooparating with MONSANTO!) if i were u i would not trust anything they say, its mostly LIES LIES LIES, here is a much better link:
http://veganjoy.blogspot.com/2010/09/whats-on-your-cupcake-veganism-and.html ]]>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:56:35 -0400